‘We have not competed’ - Valencia manager not pleased with Sadiq, others performance in Barcelona demolition
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Valencia manager not pleased with Sadiq || Imago

‘We have not competed’ - Valencia manager not pleased with Sadiq, others performance in Barcelona demolition

Stephen Oladehinde 13:17 - 07.02.2025

Valencia manager Carlos Corberán has reacted to his players' performance following the Barcelona thrashing.

Barcelona handed Valencia a heavy 5-0 loss in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night.

Ferran Torres' hat-trick and goals from Fermin Lopez and Lamine Yamal helped Barcelona easily defeat Valencia.

The defeat saw Valencia hit heavily twice against Barcelona after suffering a 7-1 thumping in Laliga.

Corberán react to loss

Carlos Corberán, the manager of Valencia CF, asked Sadiq Umar, Max Aarons, and Iván Jaime to improve during the news conference held after the game.

Valencia's new boss Carlos Corberán a || imago
Valencia's new boss Carlos Corberán a || imago

When asked to assess the performance of winter arrivals Sadiq, Aarons and Jaime, he said,  "The assessment is that we all have to give much more, because we have not competed, performed, played at the level of the match, the tie and what the fans needed."

During the just-ended transfer window, Sadiq, Aarons, and Jaime were loaned in from Real Sociedad, Bournemouth, and FC Porto.

Sadiq Umar || Imago
Sadiq Umar || Imago

The Nigerian international substituted Rafa Mir with 19 minutes remaining in what was his seventh appearance for Valencia in all competitions.

Sadiq will be aiming to get back to winning ways when they play CD Leganes in the first tier of Spain on Sunday.

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